Scumble River Mysteries Books in Order
Scumble River Mysteries by Denise Swanson contains 21 books, published between 2000 and 2016: 19 in the Scumble River Mysteries series and 2 related titles. The first book is Murder of a Small-Town Honey (2000) and the newest main-line book is Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2000–2016
- Confirmed
- 21 of 21 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,378 in 17 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 73–109 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,378 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Skye Denison, a school psychologist in Illinois, solves murders in Denise Swanson's Scumble River Mysteries. The series opens with Murder of a Small-Town Honey (2000), and the titles follow the Murder of a... pattern. The run contains 21 books through Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (2016). A companion set of Scumble River short stories exists, and weddings figure among the subjects.
How many Scumble River Mysteries books are there?
Scumble River Mysteries has 21 books, released between 2000 and 2016. 19 of them belong to the Scumble River Mysteries series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Scumble River Mysteries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Scumble River Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120002483/4
- 220012573/4
- 320022633/4
- 420032623/4
- 520032623/4
- 620042593/4
- 720052603/4
- 820062593/4
- 920072563/4
- 1020082553/4
- 1120092553/4
- 1220102553/4
- 1320112543/4
- 1420112523/4
- 152012–3/4
- 162012–3/4
- 172012–3/4
- 182013–3/4
- 1920142583/4
- 2020152573/4
- 2120162663/4
Do you have to read Scumble River Mysteries books in order?
You should read the Scumble River Mysteries series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Scumble River Mysteries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Scumble River Mysteries
Start with Murder of a Small-Town Honey (2000), the earliest published book in the Scumble River Mysteries series.
What is the newest Scumble River Mysteries book?
Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (2016) is the newest book in the Scumble River Mysteries series.
Is there a new Scumble River Mysteries book coming?
No next Scumble River Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Scumble River Mysteries at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Scumble River Mysteries title on record is Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (2016), 10 years ago.
- Release pace
- Scumble River Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,378 pages across the 17 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 257 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Scumble River Mysteries books, 11 of 21, were published in the 2000s.
What the Scumble River Mysteries books are about
19 of the 21 Scumble River Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: school psychologists is tagged on 18 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- School psychologists 18 of 19 books
- Skye Denison (Fictitious character) 18 of 19 books
- Women psychologists 12 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 19 books
- Denison, skye (fictitious character) 7 of 19 books
- Investigation 7 of 19 books
- Murder 7 of 19 books
- Crimes against 4 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 19 books
- Illinois 3 of 19 books
- Weddings 2 of 19 books
More books by Denise Swanson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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